Twa Prepares Exec Change

June 26, 1985

Trans World Airlines said Richard D. Pearson, executive vice president and chief operating officer, will succeed C.E. Meyer Jr. as the carrier`s president and chief executive officer on completion of TWA`s merger with Texas Air Corp. late this year. Meyer will join Hilton International Co. Pearson has been with TWA for 18 years and assumed his current post in July, 1984, when he also was elected a director. He is in charge of TWA`s strategy regarding critical negotiations with the airline`s unions for new cost-saving contracts, Meyer said. ``Pearson is fully committed to the future of TWA and the continuing objectives our airline has set for itself,`` Meyer said.